:)I.lSV10H:)S •• >lJOA MaN JaAeSaW!.l Pre-Intermediate (students with up to two years of English) Broadway buying tickets; polite requests speaking 34 Star Sightings verb patterns: infinitive and -ing forms reading; writing 36 Take Me Out to the Ballgame baseball vocabulary reading; listening 38 New York Marathon: A Tour of the Boroughs map reading and distance; daily routine reading 40 Times Square: New Year's Eve in New York making and responding to suggestions speaking 42 T1MESAVER NEW YORK @ MARY GLASGOW MAGAZINES, AN IMPRINT OF SCHOLASTIC INC flA"¥II@¥~f~t~j~'~'~i1~'~¢~:I~rtI~~ _=:) 44 The American Museum of Natural History making recommendations reading; writing e-mails The United Nations phrasal verbs reading Grand Central Terminal functional language: shopping, eating out, asking for information; buying tickets speaking 48 Community Gardens adverbs of frequency; garden vocabulary reading 50 Manhattan History past simple and past continuous reading; writing 52 Big City Houseboats quantifiers: a few, a lot of reading; writing 54 ·46 G) Intermediate (students with up to three years of English) Ellis Island past simple and present perfect reading; writing 56 African Burial Ground past simple and past perfect; numbers reading 57 Fugghedaboudit!: Cabbies pronunciation; asking for repetition speaking 58 New York in the Spotlight describing TV shows; natural dialogue speaking; writing 59 City of Sports agreeing and disagreeing speaking; listening 60 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade modal verbs for expressing certainty and uncertainty reading; writing 62 literary New York figurative language reading; writing 64 Wall Street abbreviations; money vocabulary reading; speaking 66 The Performing Arts future plans and expectations reading 68 Jazzy New York irregular past simple; pronunciation reading; speaking 69 The Narrowest House in New York idiomatic language reading; writing 70 City of the World multi-word adjectives reading 71 Ground Zero making presentations speaking; writing 72 The Big Apple metaphorical language reading; writing 74 Late Night New York making suggestions and decisions speaking 75 T1MESAVER NEWYORK © MARYGLASGOWMAGAZINES, AN IMPRINT OF SCHOLASTIC INC M''''.~W~j~'I~Z~,j~t?~t·IIII'- ~ Teacher's ~otes and Background Information Key to symbols: O Elementary (students with up to one year of English) f t Pre-Intermediate W (students with 1-2 years of English) e ~ Intermediate (students with 2-3 years of English) The shaded area on the clock face represents the approximate amount of time needed for reading the text and completing the activity Timesaver New York is designed so that each topic is a stand-alone practice activity and should require no further explanation There is a mix of one- to two-page topic-based lessons in the book Each lesson has a reading component and most also include exercises that focus on the skills of speaking, listening, writing or any combination of the three The Levels The levels have been designated to correspond as closely as possible to the descriptions above However, due to the varied nature of the activities and the subjects they correspond to, there may be topics that feature a more advanced level of vocabulary even though the grammar focus is lower level In these cases, the vocabulary in question may be featured in the vocabulary check lists (see below) or the activity itself may be at a higher level than the grammar focus alone would normally indicate Vocabulary Check lists A vocabulary check list has been included in each activity These check lists include those words that are generally too difficult for the stated level but are essential to the understanding of the text and activity There may be other unknown words in the text or activity, and these can present an opportunity for students to develop strategies for guessing unknown words from context The vocabulary check list itself can also be used to develop dictionary skills Individual students can each be assigned a word from the check list to look up in a dictionary before class and then explain the meaning and the pronunciation of the word to their classmates Listening Skills Although this resource does not include audio materials, several activities in Timesaver New York include a specific focus on listening skills These activities feature text that T1MESAVER NEW YORK e MARY GLASGOW MAGAZINES AN IMPRINT OF SCHOLASTIC INC can be read out loud by the teacher or by selected students To get the most from these activities, it is best if the teacher does not provide the text to the students before reading it out loud, as students will be tempted to read along rather than trying to understand what they're hearing After listening to the teacher read the selection and answering the questions based on what they heard, students can read the text themselves and check their work Therefore, teachers may want to cut up the photocopied worksheets and present them to the class in stages, or withhold one page of a double-page activity from the class (e.g "Circle Line Tours" on p16-17 or "The City That Never Sleeps" on p32-33), until the listening component of the lesson has been completed In addition to these specific activities, other activities in Timesaver New York feature conversation exercises and student role-play which can also be used to enhance speaking and listening skills In those exercises where students are instructed to create their own dialogue and perform it for the class (e.g "Ninth Avenue Food Fair" on p24-25), students can perform the dialogue and then quiz their classmates on the content of what they've presented Testing Standards Teachers will notice that a few activities focus on skills and testing methods useful in preparing for various standardized language tests "Arriving in New York" on p8-9 and "Central Park" on p14-15, for example, feature sign interpretation activities similar to those required for the Cambridge KET and PET examinations, while "Times Square" on p42-43 and "Late Night New York" on p75 are based on part of the speaking component of the Cambridge FCE exam British and American English Throughout Timesaver New York, British spelling and measurements have been used Where American English and measurement play an indispensable part in the understanding or sense of the activity ("Greenmarkets" on p20-21 and "The Statue of Liberty" on p12-13, for example), you will find a section of the vocabulary check list labelled "US-UK" (annotated in the text as l)) which will provide the corresponding British-English word or phrase Some important spelling differences are also noted Extension Activities Throughout the book, where applicable, we have included suggestions for ways to extend the activity focus beyond the worksheet Some worksheets provide suggestions for speaking opportunities for pairs and groups, in 'D""I,*,~t~tf~~'I~Z~'~2~ll~[.~~ information or opinion exchanges Opportunities for pronunciation practice, including intonation work, will arise when an activity incorporates a spoken dialogue Other worksheets provide suggestions for projects which the whole class can work on together, for example, "The United Nations" on p46-47 and "The Big Apple" on p74 To this end, we have included website addresses for further research However, as always, please be warned that although the sites were checked before going to press, the nature of websites and their content can change or the entire site can become inactive Using the Map On pages and of the book is a photocopiable map of Manhattan and its surroundings The map features as many locations as possible that are mentioned in the book In a number of activities, students are directed to find featured areas and locations on the map Please note that although the older, downtown area of Manhattan (near Wall Street and South Street Seaport, for example) is a maze of twists and turns, the majority of the island is covered by an easy-to-navigate grid of streets and avenues For a visitor to Manhattan, it can be comforting to be able to find your way around fairly easily The avenues run north to south The numbered streets run east to west and increase as you walk north A Brief History of NewYork City Italian Giovanni da Verrazzano is said to have "discovered" New York Harbor in 1524 while exploring the coast of North America However there were already populous Native American communities living in the area Another explorer, Henry Hudson, is considered to be the first non-Native-American to set foot on the island of Manhattan when he arrived in 1609 He didn't stay long, and continued to sail north up the river that would one day be named after him In 1625, the first permanent Dutch settlement was founded and the Dutch named the area New Amsterdam During the 17th century, control of the area passed between the Dutch and British several times, finally remaining in the hands of the British In addition to its growing role as a British port, New York was strategically important to the British during the French and Indian War, which finally ended in 1763 However, 13 years after the end of this conflict, the signing of the Declaration of Independence by the American colonies began the Revolutionary War, which ended in 1783 When British forces left the newly independent America, New York became the first capital of the United States After the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States in Federal Hall, which is located on Wall Street The U.s capital was then moved to Philadelphia in 1790, and finally to the purpose-built city of Washington D.C in 1800 _~ Though no longer the nation's capital, New York's significance as a seaport remained unchanged In 1792, New York's financial importance increased as a result of the Buttonwood Agreement, which was the beginning of the formation of the New York Stock Exchange By 1820, New York was the largest city in the United States, and the late 1800sand early 1900s were a period of extreme growth Between 1892 and 1954, twelve million immigrants came through Ellis Island looking for a chance of a new life in a country and a city that represented freedom and opportunity These years would lay the groundwork for the international and multi cultural flavour and feeling that would come to forever characterize New York City Facts and Figures Population • According to the 2000 census, New York City has 8,008,278 people, making it by far the largest city in the United States and the 11th largest city in the world • The New York City metropolitan area has 21,199,865 people and ranks number one as the largest urban area in the world • There are more people in New York City than in the states of Alaska, Vermont, Wyoming, South Dakota, New Hampshire, Nevada, Idaho, Utah, Hawaii, Delaware and New Mexico combined Language and nationality • New York City has been the most ethnically diverse city in the world since the 1640s • At different points in New York City's history, it has had more Irish people than Dublin and more Jews than Jerusalem • By the late 1990s, more than 120 languages were spoken by pupils in New York City schools Parks and Museums • New York City's Central Park is larger than the principality of Monaco • Central Park is the most filmed park in the world It has been featured in more than 200 films • There are 250 museums in New York City Transport and Streets • New York has 722 miles (1162 km) of subway tracks • At 150 miles (241 krn), Broadway is one of the world's longest streets Food • The first pizzeria in the United States opened in New York City in 1895 Useful Websites http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/newyork/ http://www.ny.com/histfacts/strange.html http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761576416/ New_York_(city).html TIMESAVER NEW YORK e MARY GLASGOW MAGAZINES, AN IMPRINT OF SCHOLASTIC INC fl4"¥IIr£¥~/~t'~'~'~Z~,1~l~t~·~ ~ • I TheBronx Zoo I s Please note that, due 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Perhaps the most famous street in Manhattan is Broadway, known as The Great White Way (Find Broadway on your New York City map.) The best musicals and plays in the world are found in the neighbourhood*... be the vendor Then change roles For extra practice: make a new conversation and order from a different stall You can use the foods listed here or use some of your favourite foods TIMESAVER NEW YORK e ) 0 US-UK to go = to take away* MARY GLASGOW MAGAZINES AN IMPRINT OF SCHOLASTIC INC ~V4"t,JNI'arge numbers / superlatives Skyscraper* Race New York has plenty of tall buildings, but how tall are they?... vegetables and other items The farmers arrive from nearby farms in New York State, Connecticut, New Jersey and even Pennsylvania The Greenmarkets can be found in many different neighbourhoods* in New York City One popular Greenmarket is at Union Square Park, north of Greenwich Village (Find Union Square on your New York City map.) 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